01Box score
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Christie | 33 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-11 | 4-9 | 4-4 | +4 |
| Cooper Flagg | 32 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4-18 | 0-4 | 3-3 | +10 |
| Ryan Nembhard | 32 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 1-1 | +3 |
| John Poulakidas | 29 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-12 | 5-8 | 2-2 | +8 |
| Marvin Bagley III | 26 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8-11 | 3-6 | 1-2 | -6 |
| Moussa Cisse | 22 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | +1 |
| Khris Middleton | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 4-4 | -9 |
| AJ Johnson | 17 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-11 | 0-3 | 2-2 | -11 |
| Dwight Powell | 16 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -15 |
| Tyler Smith | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -10 |
| Team | 107 | 43 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 37-89 | 13-36 | 20-22 |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Booker | 37 | 37 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13-27 | 2-6 | 9-9 | +11 |
| Collin Gillespie | 34 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-12 | 1-7 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Dillon Brooks | 33 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11-22 | 4-5 | 2-4 | +5 |
| Khaman Maluach | 30 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +11 |
| Ryan Dunn | 24 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | +10 |
| Royce O'Neale | 23 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-7 | 4-6 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Oso Ighodaro | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Rasheer Fleming | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Jordan Goodwin | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 3-4 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Amir Coffey | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Jamaree Bouyea | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Jalen Green | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Team | 112 | 46 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 42-91 | 14-35 | 14-17 |
02Top performers
Pre-game matchup: edges and tale of the tape
03Where the edges are
Mavericks edges
- On defenseDallas' defense defends without fouling (2nd) against a Phoenix offense that rarely gets to the line (28th).
Suns edges
No clear mismatch in Phoenix's favor.
04Tale of the tape
| DAL | Rank | Stat | Rank | PHX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 111.9 | 27th | Offensive rating | 16th | 116.5 |
| 117.3 | 20th | Defensive rating | 10th | 115.0 |
| -5.4 | 23rd | Net rating | 15th | +1.5 |
| 101.1 | 4th | Pace | 24th | 96.3 |
| 52.7 | 27th | Effective FG % | 19th | 53.7 |
| 12.1 | 14th | Turnover % | 12th | 12.0 |
| 23.2 | 26th | Offensive rebound % | 7th | 28.9 |
| 21.7 | 9th | Free throw rate | 28th | 17.6 |
| 54.6 | 18th | Opponent eFG % | 10th | 54.1 |
| 10.9 | 28th | Forced turnover % | 3rd | 13.9 |
| 74.1 | 15th | Defensive rebound % | 27th | 71.9 |
| 18.3 | 2nd | Opponent FT rate | 22nd | 21.7 |